"Aby" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈeɪbiː/
Rhymes: -eɪbi Etymology: Old Norse á (“river”) + býr (“town”). Literally "Town on a River" or "River Town". Cognate with Swedish Åby and Danish Aaby, both other towns. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|á|t=river}} Old Norse á (“river”), {{m|non|býr|t=town}} býr (“town”), {{cog|sv|Åby}} Swedish Åby, {{cog|da|Aaby}} Danish Aaby Head templates: {{en-prop}} Aby
  1. A village in Aby with Greenfield parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL4178). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lincolnshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lincolnshire, England
    Sense id: en-Aby-en-name-7f3UYy99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈeɪbiː/
Rhymes: -eɪbi Head templates: {{en-prop}} Aby
  1. A village in south-eastern Ivory Coast. Categories (place): Places in Ivory Coast, Villages in Ivory Coast
    Sense id: en-Aby-en-name--OqzXPnF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 43 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪbiː/ Forms: Abys [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪbi Etymology: A clipping of the word. Head templates: {{en-noun|Abys}} Aby (plural Abys)
  1. (nickname) The Abyssinian cat.
    Sense id: en-Aby-en-noun-UQdNAChq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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